CHAPTER 12 IDIOMS AND PHRASES

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1. With open arms

A.Warmly

B.Cold blooded

C.Resemble

D.Coldly

2. By leaps and bounds

A.very fast

B.very slow

C.in details

D.aimlessly

3.Lions share

A.look angrily

B.major share

C.minor share

D.heart of the prey

4. To cry wolf

A.To refer to

B.To emphasise

C.To have no result

D.To give false alarm

5. Bag and baggage

A.All the clothing

B.Without any belonging

C.Leave

D.With all one's belongings

6. To end in smoke

A.To come to nothing

B.To gain importance

C.To praise oneself

D.To reach target

7. At arm's length

A. Length of arm

B. At a distance close to length of arm

C. Insult

D. Very near

8. Get rid of

A.Invite somenone

B.Attend an occasion

C.To begin to do something

D.Dispose of

9. Tie the knot

A.To get married

B.To get educated

C.To hit someone

D.To be turned away

10. At daggers drawn

A. real cause

B. to be puzzled

C. at enmity

D. at friendship

11. Up to the mark

A.Feel greatly

B.Standard

C.Extinguish

D.Below standard

12. To make clean breast of

A. To gain prominence

B. To praise oneself

C. To confess without of reserve

D. To destroy before it blooms

E. None of these

13.

The captain played with determination because the honour of the team was at stake.

(A) at the top

(B) appropriate

(D) in danger

14.

The CBI officials followed up the clue, but it proved to be a mare’s nest.

(A) baseless

(B) an unfound rumour

(D) useless

15.

We are afraid that you may be led astray in Arvind’s bad company.

(A) misguided

(B) lose the job

(D) get into trouble

16.

An honest person never plays fast and loose with his friends.

(A) delay tactics

(B) to be inconsistent

(D) ignores

17. Cut the mustard

(a) To leave the job

(b) To get injured

(d) To lose

18. To keep one's temper

A. To become hungry

B. To be in good mood

C. To preserve ones energy

D. To be aloof from

E. None of these

19. To have an axe to grind

A. A private end to serve

B. To fail to arouse interest

C. To have no result

D. To work for both sides

E. None of these

20. Baker’s dozen means:

A. a group of ten

B. a group of twelve

C. a group of twelve

D. a group of thirteen

21. What do you mean by Adam’s Ale :

A. Banana Tree

B. Apple Tree

C. Clean Water

D. Very dear

22. To “say the word” means to _____.

A. give a sign

B. apologize

C. give up

D. agree

23. To turn over a new leaf:

(A) To change old habits and adopt new ones

(B) To cover up one’s faults by wearing new marks

(D) To change completely one’s course of action

24. At one's fingertips

A. Complete knowledge

B. To take revenge

C. Matter of shame

D. None of above

25. At the spur of the moment

A. Great Moment

B. Difficult Moment

C. Very Slow

D. Without Delay

26. At a loss

A. to be unable to decide

B. at a business loss

C. at a relation loss

D. None of the above

27. A fair crack the-whip:

(A) Failure of administration

(B) A period of importance

(D) Sever punishment

28. To take one’s head off:

(A) To talk excessively

(B) To talk to oneself

(D) To talk loudly

29. To hold something in leash:

(A) To discourage

(B) To dismiss

(D) To restrain

30. To play fast and loose:

(A) To hurt somebody feelings

(B) To cheat people

(D) To trust others

31. To frame a person:

(A) To be fool someone

(B) To narrow escape

(D) To praise someone

32. To take with a grain of salt:

(A) To take seriously

(B) To take wholeheartedly

(D) To take with some reservation

33. A snake in the grass:

(A) Unreliable Person

(B) Unrecognizable person

(D) Secret or hidden enemy

34. To give up the ghost:

(A) To die

(B) To become rational

(D) To fight evil forces

35. To throw dust in one’s eyes:

(A) To deceive

(B) To harm someone

(D) To show false things

36. To save one’s face:

(A) To say plainly

(B) To evade disgrace

(D) To hide oneself

37. To get cold feet:

(A) To become discourteous

(B) To fall sick

(D) To run for life

38. To bring one’s eggs to a bad market:

(A) To fail in one’s plans because one goes to the wrong people for help

(B) To show one’s talents before audience which is incapable of appreciating them

(D) To face a humiliating situation

39. To leave someone in the lurch

A.To come to compromise with someone

B.Constant source of annoyance to someone

C.To put someone at ease

D.To desert someone in his difficulties

E.None of these

40. To beg the question

A.To refer to

B.To take for granted

C.To raise objections

D.To be discussed

E.None of these

41. A black sheep

A.An unlucky person

B.A lucky person

C.An ugly person

D.A partner who takes no share of the profits

E.None of these

42. To keep the wolf away from the door

A.To keep alive

B.To keep away from extreme poverty

C.To hold the difficulties and dangers in check

D.To keep off an unwanted and undesirable person

43. To fly off the handle

A.To dislocate

B.To lose one’s temper

C.To take of

D.To be indifferent

44. To break the ice

A. To start a conversation

B. To start quarreling

C. To end up partnership

D. To end the hostility

45. To look sharp

A. To speak roughly

B. To be attentive and active

C. To concentrate

D. To be quick

46. Swan-song

A.A melodious song in praise of someone

B.Music as sweet as a song of birds

C.Last work of a poet or musician before death

D.Praise of a woman by her lover

47. To bite one’s lips

A.To have doubt

B.To feel sorry

C.To laugh at others

D.To be angry

48. To blow hot and cold

A.To be rich and poor frequently

B.To be inconsistent

C.Changing weather

D.To be untrustworthy

49. To hit the nail right on the head

A. To announce one's fixed views

B. To teach someone a lesson

C. To do the right thing

D. To destroy one's reputation

50. To smell a rat

A. To see signs of plague epidemic

B. To get bad small of a bad dead rat

C. To suspect foul dealings

D. To be in a bad mood

E. None of these

51. In the following questions four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase italicised and underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of idiom/phrase.

Sobhraj could be easily arrested because the police were tipped off in a advance.

A.Toppled over

B.Bribed

C.Given advance information

D.Threatened

52. In the following questions four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase italicised and underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of idiom/phrase.

I met him after a long time, but he gave me the cold shoulder.

A. scolded me

B. insulted me

C. abused me

D. ignored me

53.In the following questions four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase italicised and underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of idiom/phrase.

He passed himself off as a noble man.

A. Was regarded as

B. Pretended to be

C. Was thought to be

D. Was looked upon

54. .In the following questions four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase italicised and underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of idiom/phrase.

This matter has been hanging fire for the last many months and must therefore be decided one way or the other.

A. going on slowly

B. hotly debated

C. stuck up

D. ignored

55. .In the following questions four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase italicised and underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of idiom/phrase.

In the armed forces, it is considered a great privilege to die in harness.

A. die on a horse back

B. die in the battlefield

C. die while still working

D. die with honour

56. In the following questions four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase italicised and underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of idiom/phrase.

When he heard that he had once again not been selected he lost heart.

A. became desperate

B. felt sad

C. became angry

D. became discouraged

57. In the following questions four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase italicised and underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of idiom/phrase.

Dowry is a burning question of the day.

A. a widely debated issue

B. a dying issue

C. a relevant problem

D. an irrelevant issue

58. In the following questions four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase italicised and underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of idiom/phrase.

Leaders should not only make speeches they should also be prepared to to bell the cat.

A. To take lead in danger

B. To tie bell to a cat's neck

C. To be alert of the enemy

D. To make noise

59. In the following questions four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase italicised and underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of idiom/phrase.

I felt like a fish out of water among all those business tycoons.

A. troubled

B. stupid

C. uncomfortable

D. inferior

60. In the following questions four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase italicised and underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of idiom/phrase.

Don't thrust your nose into my affairs.

A. Advise me about

B. Be in opposition

C. Deal with

D. Meddle officiously in

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